Tell me ~ what is better than soft buttery lip balm on dry chapped lips. Here’s the deal, I have to be extra cautious with lip balms because I have Celiac Disease. Yep, some lip balms have vitamin E that is derived from wheat. If I were to use one ~ I would have a serious reaction that could involve an Epi-Pen. Because of this, I began my search for a DIY Butter Lip Balm that I could make myself thereby insuring the safety of my ingredients. 
This recipe contains cocoa butter and all the other ingredients are safe and aren’t too difficult to come by. Also, it is just the right amount for a dozen tubes of lip balm. Which is good because you have to buy lip balm tubes by the dozen. So, start saving those empty lip balm tubes. I didn’t do this and I had to purchase mine. {Links to supplies below} 
Gather the ingredients (printable recipe below) together. You will need 2 T. Coconut oil, 1 T. Cocoa Butter*, 1 T. Sweet Almond Oil, 2 T. Beeswax {*if you have a kitchen scale this would be 0.5 oz.}
- 2 T. Coconut Oil
- 1 T. Cocoa Butter
- 1 T. Sweet Almond Oil
- 2 T. Beeswax
- 12 Lip Balm Tubes
- Using a double boiler, slowly melt the Coconut Oil, Cocoa Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, and Beeswax. You can also use a pot of simmering water with a glass bowl on top.
- When all the above are melted, blend well.
- Immediately begin pouring the melted oil into the lip balm tubes. Any remaining can be put into a small container.
- Let the lip balm set up for a little bit. When it is no longer warm or cloudy then add the caps to the tubes.
- Using a warm damp cloth, wipe off any lip balm that may have dripped down the sides when pouring.
Before you start melting your ingredients begin simmering a pot of water. Line up your lip balm tubes on a flat surface. I used a cutting board. Be sure to leave enough room to pour the mixture into the tubes. Filling the tubes happens pretty fast so you will want to be prepared. If you have a double boiler then use this. I don’t have one so I improvised. I took my 4 C. Pyrex measuring cup and set it over a small pot of simmering water. That way, I would have a pouring spout. Add the coconut oil, cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, and beeswax to the glass measuring cup or bowl on top of the simmering water. Slowly melt all of the ingredients in the glass measuring cup or bowl.
As soon as everything is melted and blended together remove the mixture from the heat. Moving quickly, begin pouring the melted oil into the empty lip balm tubes. Allow the lip balm to harden and top them with caps. Wipe off any excess that remains. I also had a small empty jar on hand ready for any left over mixture. This worked perfectly and I was able to capture every bit of my DIY Butter Lip Balm. Here’s the best part. When I did the math it comes out to $.30/lip balm. Not bad considering almost everything is sourced organic and there are no hidden ingredients. 
LIP BALM INGREDIENT ROUNDUP
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Mari says
May 16, 2014 at 1:25 amI cannot wait to make this. Love the ingredient list. Question – why peppermint oil and could another EO be substituted? Hope you start writing more about EO as it is such a hot topic right now. I love Young Living oils but in great need of more education regarding their use.
As always, such a great post. I love the variety of your blog.
Leslie says
May 16, 2014 at 6:32 amThanks for mentioning EO’s. I plan to add projects in on a regular basis. If you hover over my navigation bar under ‘Other Interests’ you will notice a new topic, “Herbs and Essential Oils. Both of these topics will get regular posts.
To answer the ‘why Peppermint oil’ question. Almost any oil would work, but peppermint works great with the cocoa butter – you get a minty/chocolate flavor! Woot!!!!
Rachel Kathyg @ onlinesisterhood says
May 16, 2014 at 9:26 amLove this balm! What a great tutorial. pinned to my beauty homemade board! Great gift idea….or maybe just for me:) found at friday frenzy linky. Have a wonderful weekend.
Lila says
May 17, 2014 at 12:14 pmThis looks so simple! Would this work if you don’t add essential oils? I have a sweet orange essential oil I just bought. Would that work? I’m new to using essential oils. I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts!
Leslie says
May 17, 2014 at 2:27 pmYou can certainly leave out the essential oils. I do not recommend using any citrus oils because they are photosensitive and could darken your lips.
Jen says
May 17, 2014 at 8:12 pmThank you so much for sharing this recipe and tutorial! I’ve just started looking into making homemade beauty products for my daughter because I don’t want her using a bunch of chemicals on her beautiful skin. I love that you explained your process in a way I can understand and I pinned this for (near) future reference.
Antionette Blake says
May 17, 2014 at 11:12 pmThis is great – thanks for sharing and linking up with us at the #WWDParty!
Anna Can Do It! says
May 18, 2014 at 3:30 amAbsolutely love this, can’t wait to try it!
Loretta says
May 19, 2014 at 7:20 amYum! These look fantastic! I finally got around to making my own lip balm a few months ago and it’s so much nicer than store bought. I used orange to flavor it, but mint is always good too. Pinned for next time 🙂
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above says
May 20, 2014 at 8:09 pmI love making lip balm. great recipe. Thanks so much for sharing with Adorned From Above’s Link Party.
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
Michele says
May 21, 2014 at 6:05 pmI bet your balm smells sweet too! Great post. Pinning to try:)
Tanya says
May 24, 2014 at 11:36 amI have always wanted to try making my own, this sounds wonderful Leslie! Pinning 🙂
xo, Tanya
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Jennifer Dawn says
May 27, 2014 at 9:23 pmThese are fantastic! What cute gifts they would make!
Tia says
February 4, 2015 at 3:04 pmLove this! Thanks for posting….can you substitute raw shea butter for the cocoa butter?
Leslie says
February 4, 2015 at 3:18 pmYes, I’ve done it myself.
kate says
October 28, 2018 at 8:41 amCould you use avocado oil or Vitamin E for sweet almond?
Leslie says
October 29, 2018 at 10:35 amIt’s worth a try.